Elon Musk's OpenAI Project Has Identified 4 Big Problems for AI

Most of the problems that could result from increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence are much more subtle than SkyNet, but that doesn’t mean smarter AI doesn’t come without its risks. That’s why Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley bigwigs formed Open AI, a group devoted to solving problems with AI before they’re able to cause real damage. That group is called OpenAI, and it’s looking for help on these issues. “OpenAI is a non-profit artificial intelligence research company,” the group says on its About page. “Our goal is to advance digital intelligence in the way that is most likely to benefit humanity as a whole, unconstrained by a need to generate financial return.” A job posting disguised as a blog post titled “Special projects” outlines four such “projects” as problems that…